CONCURRENT REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES: BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE WITHOUT EXTINCTION

We evaluated the effects of concurrent schedules of reinforcement on negatively reinforced problem behavior and task completion with 3 children with autism. Results indicated that problem behavior occurred at high levels and relatively few tasks were completed when problem behavior produced a break...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2002, Vol.35 (2), p.155-169
Main Authors: Hoch, Hannah, McComas, Jennifer J., Thompson, Andrea L., Paone, Debra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Attention
Autism
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Autistic Disorder - therapy
Behavior disorders
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children & youth
concurrent schedules
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intellectual Disability - therapy
maintenance
Male
Medical sciences
negative reinforcement
problem behavior
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Reinforcement Schedule
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology
Self-Injurious Behavior - therapy
Social Behavior Disorders - psychology
Social Behavior Disorders - therapy
Task Performance and Analysis
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:We evaluated the effects of concurrent schedules of reinforcement on negatively reinforced problem behavior and task completion with 3 children with autism. Results indicated that problem behavior occurred at high levels and relatively few tasks were completed when problem behavior produced a break (from tasks) and task completion produced either no consequence or a break. By contrast, problem behavior was eliminated and tasks were completed when problem behavior produced a break and task completion produced a break with access to preferred activities. Treatment gains were maintained without the use of extinction when the response requirement was increased and the schedule of reinforcement was thinned.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2002.35-155